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The library has lots of new books about the bard for children and hoped to nurture a love for his work from an early age, by marking his birthday (April 23).
The library has lots of new books about the bard for children and hoped to nurture a love for his work from an early age, by marking his birthday (April 23).
CELEBRATORY events were in full force at Rayleigh Library to mark Shakespeare’s birthday.
The week of free fun for children featured a host of different craft sessions from learning to weave to making quills and Tudor rose brooches.
Sisters Annabelle Corbett, 10 and Madison, seven, stepped back in time by dressing up in costumes, specially made by staff for the occasion, before taking part in an afternoon of creating Tudor peg dolls.
Eleven-year-old Isabelle Piper, whose favourite Shakespeare play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, made a Titania peg doll and spent hours helping to create a model of The Globe and a Tudor-style house.
The library has lots of new books about the bard for children and hoped to nurture a love for his work from an early age, by marking his birthday (April 23).
There was also a display of modern novels for adults, which were all inspired by one of Shakespeare’s plays. Visitors were surprised to see which play inspired each title.
Picture: Shakespeare sisters Madison and Annabelle with their peg dolls. Picture by Natasha Higgins
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